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Earlier this week, Spanish media were linking Liverpool with an offer of around €7m for Alves, who has won 10 major trophies since moving to the Nou Camp in 2008.

Rodgers has been on the lookout for defensive recruitments all summer, with a number of players linked with an arrival on Merseyside. Dejan Lovren is the only defender to have arrived at the club this summer.

England right back Glen Johnson came in for some heavy criticism from Liverpool fans for his performance against rivals Manchester United last night - after leading 1-0 Liverpool eventually lost 3-1 in Miami.

Some fans posted messages on social media calling for Rodgers to leave the right back in the US after the defeat.